Steve Jobs negotiation tactics: Masterful framing of facts and concise turns of phrases

"Analysts estimate that Amazon has sold more than one million Kindles in 18+ months (Amazon has never said). We will sell more of our new devices than all of the Kindles ever sold during the first few weeks they are on sale. If you stick with just Amazon, Sony, etc., you will likely be sitting on the sidelines of the mainstream ebook revolution."

--Steve Jobs to Rupert Murdoch in contract negotiations prior to the launch of the iPad, 2009 (qz.com)

Power moves, man. Power moves. Respect.

The capper on this thread:

"Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t see any other alternatives. Do you?"

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